Summer Sewing Recap

This was a fun project done with a few of my fellow bloggers. LindsayT, Cidell, Marji and I, all decided to make a straight skirt using a bold graphic print just like the one featured in the June issue of Lucky magazine. Not only did we each end up with a great new trendy item, but it was also fun to sew along together as well as exchange information on fabric, fit and construction tips.

The point of this set of garments was to add some color back into my work wardrobe. It's summer and I wanted outfits that spoke to the fun and colorfulness of the season. These pieces added an intense burst of yellows and greens into my daily life. It set me apart in the sea of black at my job and it added joy to my days! The collection contained two versions of my favorite skirt, and several awesome dresses. The only regret I have about this set is that I didn't get the last dress made...but there's always next summer!

3. Fabric

No look back is complete without a fabric discussion. I took this picture of the fabric pile at the beginning of spring:

And here it is now:

There doesn't seem to be much of a change in the pile does it? Which is amazing to me since I did manage to sew up 30 yards! Yeah I know I have problems but it is what it is... My summer sewing yielded 8 dresses, 4 skirts and 2 jackets, a great knock-off dress, an explosion of color and a new aspect to my closet.

So even though there were several garments that never made it out of 'flat fold status' I'm ready to move on! I'm ready to sew those transitional garments that are worn between the last hot days of summer and those first chilly mornings and cooler afternoons...those are the garments calling my name now!

Hi Carolyn, I have just met you, following some links from the IBOL search. I love all your projects and although I am more a craft sewer than garment I'll be visiting often to see how the sewcation goes!

I think that you've done great! After unfolding and folding fabric you know what you have and haven't used! Your doing wonderful! So on top of stimulating the economy... with your new purchases you have also dropped the fabric pile some too! Keep up the good work! For a gal who works full time you get a lot done on the sewing front! Enjoy your sewcation!

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If I had to use some words to describe or define myself - sewist, dressmaker, creative fiber artist would definitely be on the list. Fabricaholic would also have to be featured prominently! But mostly I am just a fashionista journeying thorough the sewing world trying to make "magic" with each garment I create.
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My Favorite Quotes

"Looking good is not about what size you wear, but how well the garments fit!"

Connie Crawford

"Am I a fool when I dream of putting art into my dresses, a fool when I say dressmaking is an art?...For I have always loved painters, and felt on an equal footing with them. It seems to me that we practice the same craft..." Paul Poiret

"I think of myself as very basic. I am a craftsperson and I sew like that. I sew beautiful clothes. I am nothing more than a worker sitting behind a sewing machine. That's where I feel most comfortable, that's where I am the best. That's what I do the best and it is very basic."

"Style? It's a sense of knowing what you like. You don't have to be beautiful or slim. It's a spark. It's something that comes from the inside. This is what I am about."